About Brian Murphy

Brian Murphy spent 19 years as a sports reporter, features writer and columnist for the St. Paul Pioneer Press, including a decade in the trenches of Vikings coverage from 2009-18. He has recovered after years of therapy and is now a corporate drone and free-agent writer who enjoys tossing live grenades with impunity. @murphmedia_

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Jan 3, 2021

Brian Murphy: Vikings In Motown Always A Nostalgic Return To The Longest Day

I had canceled the flight to Detroit, but the vomiting continued. Projectile, then dry heaves. It truly was a family…
Dec 25, 2020

Brian Murphy: I thought I heard the sounds of “Taps” being played lightly

The Big Easy proved much too hard for the Vikings to forge a Christmas miracle and salvage one more week…
Dec 20, 2020

Brian Murphy: Vikings Chase 7th-Seed into 7th-Circle of Hell

If you can’t spot the sucker chasing another Vikings 11th hour playoff pipe dream, then you are the sucker. Oh,…